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The audit, by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, cited lags in determining eligibility and issuing payments for participants in the CityFHEPS voucher program, causing “significant delays in families and individuals being…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2024

Council Files Appeal Over Adams Admin’s Refusal to Expand Rental Vouchers

The appeal announcement included the launch of a website tracking the number of days since the Council says its laws should have been implemented—447, as of Tuesday—and the number of…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Bias Fuels Source of Income Discrimination

“…much of the documented illegal discrimination is based on fears, bias, and stereotypes about the people who possess the rental subsidies and has less to do with the structure of…

ByFred Freiberg 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Resources

NYCHA to Reopen Section 8 Waitlist After 15 Years. Here’s How to Apply

In a rare move, NYCHA is reopening the waitlist for a rental assistance program that has helped tens of thousands of New Yorkers afford apartments.

ByTatyana Turner 18Comments

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar Resources

NYC Housing Calendar, May 21-27

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Exit Unknown: Where Do People Go After Leaving NYC Homeless Shelters?

Amid a steep rise in people living in shelter, few are exiting the system, and even fewer are finding housing, a City Limits analysis of public data shows.

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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May 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Opinion: Albany Has Unfinished Business on Housing

“While increasing the housing supply is critical and has saturated most of the housing conversation, new housing will take years to come online. In the meantime, affordability is still a…

ByJay Martin 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Event recap Government Housing and Homelessness

Ask a Housing Expert: The Potential of Rental Vouchers

City Limits’ Deputy Editor Emma Whitford recently sat down with Baaba Halm, vice president and New York market leader at the housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners, for a conversation about…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Mar 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Don’t Bail Out New York’s Rent Stabilized Buildings —Yet

“The rent stabilized building bubble will persist as long as there are greater fools to cash out bad bets. If Albany bails out this market now, with bad data and…

ByBen Carlos Thypin 2Comments

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Putting NYC Voucher Holders on Equal Footing

“Instead of being treated equally, too many voucher holders are not placed on a level playing field with other renters due to numerous issues created by the requirements of the…

ByNeil Garfinkel 1Comment

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